Best Kitespots in Mauritania

3 spots · Africa

Best for kiting all year except November and December, with 56 to 95 % kite days. Water 19 to 28 °C.

Median of 3 spots with model data, one per grid cell.

Kite spots: 3 spots
Median kite days: 68 % of days; median spot, over the year
Water: 24 °C; median, 2023 to 2025
Best spot: La Baie d Etoile; 76 % kite days per year

Kitesurfing in Mauritania

Mauritania has 3 kite spots in our data. The median spot reaches 68 % kite days over the year; La Baie d Etoile leads with 76 %. The spots spread over 2 regions.

Best season at the median spot: all year except November and December (50 % kite days or more). Water 19 to 28 °C over the year.

Best time to visit Mauritania

Prime 60 % and more
Good 40 to 59 %
Possible 20 to 39 %
Off under 20 %
No data hatched
Ringed: this month

Prime also needs a good month in at least 7 of the 9 years, so one freak year cannot make a month Prime. A month with 60 %+ but fewer good years shows as Good.

Best season: all year except November and December
Warm and windy: all year except November

Kite days at the median spot range from 37 % in November to 95 % in May.

Water 19 °C in January to 28 °C in September. Air 23 °C in January to 30 °C in October, day maximum.

Kitesurfing in Mauritania: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf in Mauritania?

The best months are all year except November and December: the median spot in Mauritania had 56 to 95 % kite days in those months from 2017 to 2025.

Which is the best kite spot in Mauritania?

La Baie d Etoile has the most kite days in Mauritania: 76 % of days averaged over the year, 2017 to 2025.

How warm is the water in Mauritania?

The water ranges from 19 °C in January to 28 °C in September at the median spot. Wetsuit: 3/2 in January, boardshorts in September.

Top spots outside our destinations

Good spots that no kiteCOMPASS destination covers yet, ranked by kite days per year.

Kite days per year, % of days

1
La Baie d Etoile
Mauritania
76 %
2
PK 55
Mauritania
68 %
3
Cap Taferit
Mauritania
66 %

Good for learning

Kite schools teach here, checked against kite guides. Only spots we checked appear.

Kite days per year, % of days

La Baie d Etoile
Mauritania
76 %
PK 55
Mauritania
68 %

By region

Smaller regions

All spots in Mauritania

La Baie d Etoile leads with 76 % kite days per year, followed by PK 55 (68 %) and Cap Taferit (66 %).

Kite days per year, % of days

1
La Baie d Etoile
Mauritania
76 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at La Baie d Etoile: Jan 56 %, Feb 72 %, Mar 89 %, Apr 94 %, May 100 %, Jun 96 %, Jul 85 %, Aug 75 %, Sep 77 %, Oct 79 %, Nov 43 %, Dec 46 %
2
PK 55
Mauritania
68 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at PK 55: Jan 66 %, Feb 78 %, Mar 80 %, Apr 92 %, May 95 %, Jun 82 %, Jul 67 %, Aug 58 %, Sep 52 %, Oct 53 %, Nov 37 %, Dec 57 %
3
Cap Taferit
Mauritania
66 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Cap Taferit: Jan 55 %, Feb 64 %, Mar 72 %, Apr 89 %, May 95 %, Jun 92 %, Jul 74 %, Aug 67 %, Sep 62 %, Oct 56 %, Nov 27 %, Dec 44 %

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kiteCOMPASS · method k3h-10to19-v1 · 2017 to 2025

Kite days by month for Mauritania: median of 3 spots with model wind data (one per grid cell), 2017 to 2025; water temperature 2023 to 2025.

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